Abstract

Extracted from text ... THE R7, 3-MILLION UPGRADING of Amadiba Road
in the Eastern Cape, a 40 km gravel link between
the Bizana road and the Mtentu river mouth on the
coast, is a feather in the cap of the local community.
The road, a vital artery in the life of the people it
serves, had progressively deteriorated to the extent
that it had become virtually impassable - only tractors
and four-wheel-drive vehicles dared tackle it.
The re-construction programme was requested
by local residents. Impoverished conditions - 76 %
of the community live in poverty - prevailed and a
lifeline needed to be set in ..